I like it! I can totally see them having this very conversation, and those thoughts running underneath the whole time.
and this?
"Besides, every additional reason Dean could come up with for his living, breathing presence on the earth was a step towards feeling that maybe—just maybe—he deserved to be here."

Dude. Just dip the knife in salt and vinegar, and twist it as it goes in- it would hurt less.:)

Aww! Of course Dean deserves to be here! He just has such a hard time admitting that to himself. You brought up some excellent issues, and the humor kept it from being too dark. Very nice ^^

Ha, ha - OMG! That was funny - LOVED the town of Intercourse and Sam "Let's just get this over with". Nice job!

Dude, you are a legend.

That was really cute; a get out of jail free card. I hope Dean has lots of uses available and Sam never needs one because Dean is always there to protect him. Thanks, loved the story.

Excellent. You really get the dynamic between the brothers perfectly.

You had some great lines in here: "God, no," Sam retorted. "I'd need another journal just for that. And then I wouldn't want to read it." LOL

And: "Can't really say that I blame you, given all the crap you've had to deal with lately. And by 'lately,' I mean the past twenty-five years."

And: "Hey, it was tough work keeping a little brother with psychic demon-killing abilities in line, and if he had to resort to the occasional insult to pull it off, so be it."

I too have wondered what happens if Dean dies again--does he go back to Hell, or has the contract been fulfilled? It will be interesting to find out...

That was so sweet. Even though I've not seen S4 yet - it arrives here in January - I've been keeping up with the episodes and it makes perfect sense that Sam would come up with something like that, feeling guilty over the ones he didn't save during those tough months and also fear that the powers that be still consider him a dangerous threat. It also makes sense that Dean needs confirmation that he deserves to be alive, as he would never see that he's done more than enough already to earn that..

You had their voices down perfectly and, despite the angst, there were enough great Winchester lines to make me smile.

Great job :)

W awesome fic hun!!

really amazingly written and what a lovely brotherly bond

nice ideas, and brilliant plot!

i loved it!!

thanks for the fantastic read xx

Love this. Great job.

Great brother interaction. Plus awesome reference to Dr Horrible Sing Along Blog, which made me jump up and down a lot. :)

Excellent. Always nice to get inside our favorite brothers's heads. Dean was spot on with the quips.

I miss your multi-chapter fics. Any extended engagements planned for the near future?

Loved.

Wonderful job yet again. You really do have a feel for the Brothers Winchester. Keep 'em coming. :D

"If you were brought back to stop me from doing what I was doing, and I said I wouldn't do it anymore, then either one—"

They brought Dean back for more than that or they would've just ended Sam themselves. Plus how lame would that be, finally Dean has a destiny and it's still all about Sam?